A DBA of Schillios Development , dedicated to cooperative partnerships that improve people's access to:

Affordable Credit

Education

Health Care

Our projects focus on improving the quality of life for women and their families through sustainable, appropriate technology that respects and honors local traditions and cultures. Our philosophy is to form cooperative partnerships that promote self-help and that build people's self-esteem and independence.

Our development philosophy: We believe people know their own needs. We believe in people's capacity to help themselves. We believe that development is about encouragement, learning, strategic experimentation and partnership exchanges.

Fabric of Life is a DBA of the Schillios Development a non-profit corporation.

Kadia (15), Nassira (14) and Sanaba (14)

These three young women have gone from begging on the streets of Bamako, Mali in West Africa, to business owners in 18 months. CLICK HERE to read their stories.